It’s an inside-out life here at Robin House. Life flows effortlessly from the living room, dining room and bedrooms out onto the balcony and down the stairs to the garden, or directly from the undercroft bedrooms.
The reward is a spacious garden with fabulous fell views and a terrace that’s perfect for informal al-fresco dining. As sunset drops, take the wrought-iron chairs out onto the lawn with a drop of Prosecco, watch the sun dip behind the high hills and then gaze at the galaxies above.
Life here is all about the comfort of the house and the wild beauty of the fells. Spaces here, with their picture-postcard windows, provide a perfect place to put your feet up after a day discovering Aysgarth Falls or White Scar Cave. Load up the woodburner, break out the board games and warm your toes.
From the main living room on the ground floor, with its L-shaped seating and homely touches, you can dip in and out through the French doors that lead to the balcony that hangs over the undercroft and garden. Take the steps down to the lawn or follow the balcony round to the terrace. Keep Instagram entertained with the in-house Wi-Fi.
There’s nothing rustic about the state-of-the art kitchen/diner with granite worktops and centre island. Take breakfast around the oak table with the doors open to the terrace with the views onto the fells. Or all get together in the main dining room with the French doors leading onto the balcony and the greenery beyond.
Or maybe you’d prefer to stare at the scenery than cook up a storm. Get in touch with DineIndulge for a private-chef experience ranging from the highly affordable Relax package to the gourmet Beyond and Deluxe options. Taking away? Eat Indian from Voujon in Brough or pizza and kebabs from Santorini in Kirkby Stephen.
Stock up from Spar in Hawes, Elijah Allen and Son, Muker Village Store or head into town on Tuesdays for market day. Head out to tuck into farm-fresh fare from The White Hart Inn, offering a traditional bar with open fire, or The Crown in the market square, with its steaks, bulging specials board and iconic Drunken Cow gin.
Top up in the afternoon with a scone and a pot of tea at Laburnum House. Enjoy The real fires, real ale and real home-cooked food in the Wheatsheaf Inn, a traditional Yorkshire Dales pub. Or treat yourself to real foodie fare at TINE by Simonstone, such as truffle polenta, venison or 28-day-aged sirloin.
There are worse ways to wake up than with French windows opening onto a sublime lawn backing onto soaring fell views. Robin House sleeps 16 guests in eight delightful bedrooms.
Bedroom one provides a zip-and-link super kingsize bed that converts to twins, plus TV and en-suite with rolltop bath and shower over. Bedroom two is a kingsize with TV and en-suite with shower over bath, while bedroom 3 is another zip-and-link kingsize with TV and en-suite.
Bedroom four provides a kingsize bed, TV and en-suite with walk-in shower, while bedroom five offers a kingsize sleigh bed, TV and en-suite with shower cubicle. Bedroom six has twin beds, TV and en-suite with shower cubicle, bedroom seven is a double, and bedroom eight is an en-suite kingsize with shower cubicle.
